18 Related Articles from 2018-06-14

'Babysitter' robot iPal gives maths lessons, tells jokes and keeps China's lonely children company. Engineers behind the device based in Nanjing, China, said it was designed to act like an extra child in the family and help 'relieve the burden' felt by China's busy parents. >>

'Look, THERE it is!' Park ranger claims to capture China's 'Loch Ness monster' lurking under a lake. A park worker claimed to have seen China's most renowned lake monster swimming under the water surface. Wang Xin'an was convinced that the eerie waves were made by the Kanas Lake monster. >>

As China Curbs Borrowing, Growth Shows Signs of Faltering. The country’s focus on reducing its debt has left small businesses facing a credit crunch, and the economy appears to be slowing. >>

China's 'robotic' toll booth worker is trained to smile, turn and wave like a machine. A trending video shows a highway worker greeting and taking cash from drivers like a machine in China. Apparently, the man does this to impress his boss through a surveillance camera. >>

Chinese consumers hooked on foreign brands could be peering into a store near you. Livestreaming from a showroom in Los Angeles’ fashion district, Simi Wu enticed an audience half a world away in China with an offer: The bubbly host said she’d give a discount to anyone who could correctly name the brand of the vintage belt she was wearing. Within seconds, one of her 1,600 viewers... >>

Chinese Insurance Regulator Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges. China’s former chief insurance regulator confessed in court to charges he took bribes worth $3 million, paving the way for the sentencing of an official whose downfall symbolized Beijing’s battle against financial risk. >>

Dramatic moment Chinese villagers try to save a four-tonne whale after it got stranded on a beach. A dozen villagers teamed up push a beached whale back to the sea yesterday in China. Despite their rescue effort, the 39ft long Bryde's whale was washed ashore again and died on the beach. >>

Ex-head of China insurance regulator pleads guilty to.... The former head of China's insurance regulator pleaded guilty to accepting 19 million yuan ($3 million) in bribes at his trial in eastern Jiangsu province on... >>

Kind-hearted man has carried children across a flooded river to school every year for four decades. The kind-hearted man, Hou Changhui, would be seen waiting by the riverbank for students to arrive in the morning whenever the river overflows in Anzi village, south-west China. >>

Meet the amazing cloned monkeys. It's been about six months since a pair of cloned female macaques were brought into this world by a team of Chinese scientists. >>

Pedestrian Lane for ‘Smartphone Zombies’ Opens Up in China. The sight of people walking slowly, with their heads down all while glued to their smartphones has become commonplace — so much so that a lane has opened up in China designated for “smartphone zombies” or those... Photo Credit: Tian ye - Imaginechina >>

Video: Chinese farmer carries kids across river to get to school. Chinese farmer carries children across the flooded Nanhe river to get to primary school. The 55-year-old, Hou Chanhui, has been doing this for four decades. He started at the age of 15, when he saw younger students unable to cross. >>

Video: Chinese villagers spend hours trying to save a beached whale. Villagers spend hours trying to push a beached whale back into the South China sea, but it eventually dies. This took place in Guanchang village in the city of Leizhou. The whale has remained on the beach where experts are performing an autopsy. >>

Video: Fire breaks out at office building in Hangzhou central area, China. A fire broke out at an office building in a central area of Hangzhou, China. The fire has started apparently between the 4th and 5th floors due to air conditioning system. So far, no casualties have been reported. >>

Video: Man captures footage of 'unknown creature' in Chinese lake. A man has captured footage of what he claims is an 'unknown creature' in Kanas lake in Burqin, Xinjiang. The witness claims sightings have happened repeatedly. >>

Video: Man slaps woman who 'refused to give him his seat' on tube. A pensioner slapped a woman who 'refused to give him his seat' on the tube in China in front of a packed carriage. >>